Professor of English, is Chancellor at Indiana University Kokomo, where he leads an experiential-learning program called the KEY. His five books include Literature and Journalism in Antebellum America and Introduction to Information Literacy for Students.
His articles on student success, “fake news,” Theodore Dreiser, Edgar Allan Poe, and other topics have appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Academic Minute, The Conversation, Southern Cultures, and other outlets. He has taught numerous courses in literature, grammar, and writing. He can speak to audiences about media literacy (“fake news,” truth in fiction, etc.), leadership (communication, motivation, etc.), American Literature (Edgar Allan Poe, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Benjamin Franklin, and other writers), and the English language (history of English, words and dictionaries, etc.).
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